Administration

Bret McLaughlin, PsyD, MBALicensed PsychologistDean of the College of Psychology

Dr. McLaughlin is a licensed psychologist and a specialist in forensic and clinical psychology. He received a statewide collaborative grant for his research on incarcerated parents and their children and was a psychological assessor for child custody, disability, and social security hearings. He has worked for the Department of State Hospitals where he was a recognized expert witness on mental health and the evaluation of dangerousness in California courts. While working for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation he was the Vice Chair of the Psychology Department at the California Medical Facility and the Chief Psychologist and Chief of Mental Health at the California Health Care Facility. There he was a founding member of the onboarding team and instrumental in the development of their mental health program and services.

Among his professional affiliations, Dr. McLaughlin is a member of the American Psychological Association (Division 38 and 41), the California Psychological Association, the Forensic Mental Health Association of California, the Modern Language Association, and the California Association of Teachers of English. He has taught at a variety of institutions and was most recently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at California Northstate University and is a guest lecturer on organizational behavior in the College of Business at California State University, Sacramento.

Dr. Nevis obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Bowling Green State University (APA accredited) and completed her APA accredited internship at Arizona State University.

She served over 10 years as the Training Director at California State University Sacramento within the university counseling center before leaving CSUS to start a private practice and teach as adjunct faculty at USF. Her areas of interest lie in the areas of training and supervision and clinical presentations related to human sexuality and gender identity.

Dr. Ettensohn studied the classics at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, before completing his undergraduate degree in psychology at San Diego State University (cum laude). He received his MA and PsyD in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA.

Dr. Ettensohn has extensive training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and sits on the board for the Sacramento Psychoanalytic Society. He is the author of Unmasking Narcissism: A Guide to Understanding the Narcissist in Your Life.